Puzzle



June 16, 1925. 1,542,148

F.y KRAMAREUK PUZZLE Filed Oct. 20, 1924 'A f A T J ,06 Lg V L Y E Fln.

A F514' FW@ Patented June 16, 1925.

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` Fig. 2 "isf similar" Vievvf` showing" tli'e i'ret" stepin taking the'puzzleapz'trt.u

Fig. 3 is similar viewvsliovirigtle key` piece about* to `loe removed."

Fig. l 's l'a persp'eotive detailfo the key piecei Fig. 5 dis apei'speti'vefdetail Jol" a piece provided with` loolln'g" Ame'ali.

Fig.. G is a'perzs'peotivedetail ola'typieal piece*V repreeentiiip'; `the remaining', .pieces of the puzzle. p

` Fig. 2v/is a perspectivedetail o1" the? lookl'` ing' means applied to the piee"illustratedF in lFigure 5. H

Fig. 8 fis a perspective vieiv off va"ihodiifioation` of a ypuzzle inthe aseenibledform show-A ing a yoke constituted-orf one of; tliepiecels.' theiree end of" the said yoleooaetin'g With' another of ,the pieces;

Fig. 9 ls ef perspective View ofthefniodiI-i cation showing `it in the p oitioii illustrated in Figure 2.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view oiftliemodiieatioii Showirrg it in Athe form illustrated in4v Figure 3, only with the lieypieoeremoved. K

reepciidilig parte' 'in' tlie different fviews.

1"isl tlige key plee o'oriistruoted ofi a strip ol'"materialioreetaugular cross section with the' central'` rebfa'te 2 extending inwardly fronfoneside thereoiffiandl asniallei* rebatev remaining piece 15 carries at one end the letter F and at theother end the letter I.

To assemble the puzzle take the piece 6 and place it so that L is at the top and C at the bottom` turning the rebated side toward one, then set the piece 4 in the lower groove with the rebated side upwards, the reduced portion of the piece l being of substantially the width of the lower groove Then take the piece 11 and place it alongside the piece 6, the end D beside the end C and the end K beside the end L, the rebated side being toward the rebate in the piece 6. Then take lthe piece 13 and apply it to the pieces 6 and 11 so that the rebate extends around the sides thereof, pressing it downwardly into the rebate 5 in the piece 4. Now take the piece 15 and apply it to the pieces 6 and 11 in the same manner so that the rebate 16 straddles such pieces, pressing the piece down into the other end of the rebate 5 of the piece 4. Then pressing on the end K of the piece 11 push as far as possible towards the piece .4. Then apply the rebate 3 of the piece 1 to the rebate S in the piece 6, pressing the piece 1 down as far as possible until the face opposite the rebated face is flush with the face of the piece (5. Now push back the piece 11 until the end K is flush with the end L and finally push the piece 1 toward the piece 11 so that it enters the rebate12 therein.

The puzzle is now complete and all that remains to be done is to turn it so that the ends K L are lowermost, tapping such ends on any hard surface. This will cause the locking member 10 to enter the rebate 2 with the result that the piece 1 is prevented from moving.

There the device is used as a lock in place of a padlock or similar contrivance, the first step in assembling it would be to place the yoke 17 of the piece 13 into position on the piece 15 as illustrated in Figure 11.

To take the puzzle apart find the piece 1, place the index'fmgers of both hands on the side thereof, pressing the thumbs against the ends E and F of the pieces 13 and 15 respectively, pressing the piece 1 against the member 11 and having done so place the ends C and D of the members 6 and 11 respectively down on some hard surface, such as a table, and strike such ends gently thereagainst. Then place the thumbs against the ends I and J of the pieces 15 and 13 respectively and the index ingers on the side of the piece 1, pressing the piece 1 against the piece 6 until such. piece 1 is clear ot the piece 11 when the piece 11 is moved towards its end D to the full extent so that its end K will lie substantially flush to the face of the pieces 13 and 15 as is illustrated in Figure 3. By pushing the member 1 upwardly as indicated by the arrows in Figure 3, this piece can be removed and when this is done the puzzle can be readily taken apart, as the piece constitutes the key piece.

In removing the modified form the same procedure takes place, the piece 15 being in this case the last piece removed when the yoke 17 can be removed, from the eye or staple to which it may be connected.

From the above description it will be apparent that 1 have devised a simple and effective puzzle which can also be adapted for use as a lockin place of the ordinary padlock and in which the numbers or letters representing the combination can easily be re-arranged to preclude a person knowing the combination of one lock, opening another.

that I claim my invention is:

1, A puzzle comprising a plurality of interlocking pieces arranged in cruciform structure, a key piece constituting one of the pieces, and a piece provided with locking means for locking the key piece against displacement.

2. A puzzle comprising a plurality of interlocking pieces arranged in cruciform structure, and each having` a rebate extending inwardly from one side, a key piece having a rebate extending inwardly from one side and a rebate extending inwardly from a side at right angles to such side provided with the first mentioned rebate, and a piece with a rebate extending inwardly from one side and provided with locking means for the key piece.

3. A puzzle comprising a plurality of interlocking pieces arranged in cruciform structure, and each having a rebate extending inwardly from one side, a key piece having a rebate extending inwardly from one side and a rebate extending inwardly from a side at right angles to .such side provided with the first mentioned rebate, and a piece with a rebate extending inwardly from one side, a block disposed in such rebate so as to leave smaller rebates on each side thereof, and a U-shaped locking member on said block, the base of the locking member positioned in one of the small rebates.

11. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of interlocking pieces arranged in cruciform structure, and each having a rebate extending inwardly from one side, one of the pieces arranged in opposed relation to another piece, a hookshaped yoke formed on one end of the first mentioned piece and having its free end adapted to engage the second mentioned piece, a key piece having a rebate extending inwardly from one side and a rebate extending inwardly from a side at right angles to such side provided with the iirst mentioned rebate, and a piece with a rebate extending inwardly from one side and provided with locking means for the key piece.

A device of the character described comprising a plurality of interlocking pieces piece, a key piece having a rebate extending 10 inwardly from one side and a rebate extending inwardly from a sideV at right angles to such side provided with the first mentioned rebate, and a piece with a rebate extending inwardly from one side and provided with locking means for the key piece.

PETER KRAMARIUK. 

